designing a system for the designers...

well..yeah..on last monday i was told by my PM that we will be going to visit a different client in Jalan Imbi.and actually we have already deployed a system for them a few months back.however the Project Manager for that project has left our company and now it seems that the system is not being used well by the client b'coz they still need training.
so my current PM was assigned the new task of taking over that system and i've got dragged in as well..since i'm in his team.
so around 2pm we left to KL and getting stuck in Jalan Imbi's traffic is horrible..then we had to park somewhere else n walk to the place..aduii...damn hot sum more.
so after 10 minutes walk we finally reached the client's office...

only to realize tat this client is a designer...he designs wedding attire and so on...wow...his butique was simply superb.the floor,ceiling and wall were in black...covered in black cushion..with orange spot lights.and all his collectin in some sort of white/milkish colour...so the contrast was very good.i guess he must be damn rich to hav spent tat much on his butique.

and so we had the presentation in their office...which was occupied by a few staffs...all wearing "stylo" kinda attire as well.i felt like an idiot there...like so out of place.me and my shirt hangging half out..my hair all dunno which direction..coz i had to walk in the sun..with the hot wind blowing..was sweating sum more...aduii..really malu case..

well only then i was informed that the owner of the butique..whom we were speaking to...actually designed wedding attire for the Brunei Sultan's Son's wedding...grrrr...and he's one of the top designers in malaysia.
hahah...tat came to me as a shock...no wonder his shop so changgih la...pocket all too full of $$$.

but..ehem..i guess the only prob was tat...most of the male staffs there are a bit...errr..."u know wat"...i think most male designers are like tat..and there's even one which i think went thru a surgery...coz her appearence didnt seem natural.
sometimes it feels very awkward to be sitting there...i think some of u can imagine how it feels.
im not discriminating or anything...maybe its just that i'm not used to it.
its my first time being in such company.but i guess i must learn to respect people more...regardless of who they are.

but then again..despite of being wat they are...they seem to be very successful in life..they hav more money than some of us...and are even more famous...all due to their hardwork.
i guess being discriminated by the public made them stronger and now they r proving to the world tat they can achieve wat they want by being who they are.
and i guess i'll take my hats off for tat...and i will know better not to speak negatively abt them again.
seeing his awards in the office and all the setup really kinda woke me up...some of the awards received seemed to be very very high tech.

hmm..so i guess i learned a new lesson...the world is filled with so many different people...just because we think we are perfect, it doesnt mean the ones we think not perfect are failures...sometimes they are way ahead of us...;)

welcome welcome...

ohh..yea..i forgot to mention abt someone who i managed to get into visiting my blog now tat i've given her my blog address....and send an official invitation to visit it...heheh(hopefully she visits...hehe..;))
this person has been missing from the picture for quite sometime and i think all of us would like to know how's she doing...hehhe...so lets all give a warm welcome to
Miss.Ngeow Choy Wun...
clap...clap...clap...
hahha...yea i managed to reply choy's mail...finally
i've been trying to do it since last monday and i only managed to find time this evening...hehe..

nice to get u back....pls feel free to drop a few lines at the chatter box..if u hav time.
and so i hope u create one blog oso eh..choy...would like to hear ur updates too!!!

ash still here...

hehe..yes i'm still here...and i know its been quite a while since i last updated my blog.i just managed to pull myself just now to sit and spend some time writing up a new post.
well here i am...;)

i guess i was wrong...i tought that once my music exams were over...i can just have all the time after 6pm for myself to sit n relax n watch tv at home...i tot i dont have to run back to klang everyday after work n practise till 10pm.
"HOW WRONG U ARE MR.PRAKASH"
sighh...right after the week after my exam...i've suddenly been given one stack of modules n reports to finish by my dear PM...
so since the week after my exam i'veen staying back at office till 9pm almost everyday to finish up all these work that my PM handed over to me now tat he's begining to like me soooo much.

aihh...so tat was last week..and then last sunday my music teacher informed me tat the india teacher wants to take extra classes with few of us...she wants to teach us some new songs and we'll be having to come to her place every night at 7.30pm...for the next whole week.

GOSHH..gimme a break!!..wats this???A CURSE?
when can i ever get back home after 6pm and just do my stuff?

so as fated...i've been going to klang AGAIN...after work for last whole week..till friday.
first i have to get stucked in the BLOODY KTM train...where u can hardly even move ur fingers..and the tat great train would always be right "NOT ON TIME"..grrr.. i guess tats KTM's speaciality....being DELAYED!!!for heavens sake...when would they ever do somthing to that!
and then i'll just hav 10 minutes to take a quick shower and rush back to my car to get to klang.
driving to klang at 7.00pm isnt really a brilliant idea...b'coz the roads would be so clear and u just can close ur eyes n drive.
yeaa..prakash...close ur eyes...u'll be in heaven the next time u open them.
"JAM...JAM...JAM...EVERYWHERE JAMM"
i just feel like strangling myself...to hav to be going thru all this...after work...after going thru a whole day with my PM who loves me soo much.

BE POSTIVE PRAKASH...BE POSITIVE...
heh..on the whole the classes went on quite well...learning from her makes the hair behind my neck stand.she could even play the instrument with her eyes closed...when i think i need another pair of eyes to just play the basic lines..i really felt so blank sometimes...and there's no running away if u dont get the line right.play play play...untill u get it!
haha..but nevertheless...i dont really regret taking up the classes...now tat i'm out of the jam..heh.besides the terrible back ache and finger pain i would get at the end of each class...it went quit okay.

now tat i'm free of all the classes n extra workload...i just hope next week i'll be able to hav my after-6pm time for myself...lets keep our fingers crossed eh...;)

by the way...i'm planning to write something on ladies behaviour..based on my observation last whole week...so watch out for my next post ya.....i'll try to get it up soon...;)

this is mine...

hehe..i went thru Chun Eng's blog n i followed the link...
haha..and this is what i got......

YOU ARE FROM NEPTUNE

You are dreamy and mystical, with a natural psychic ability.

You love music, poetry, dance, and (most of all) the open sea.

Your soul is filled with possibilities, and your heart overflows with compassion.

You can be in a room full of friendly people and feel all alone.

If you don't get carried away with one idea, y

our spiritual nature will see you through anything.

the end...or...is it just the begining?

well..heh...last saturday i had my final performance + graduation for my music lessons.
phiewwwww.....it is a relief for me now that i can wake up in the morning feeling all free and relaxed...heh..but of course i dont deny that i kinda miss the practise sessions we had now tat i dont have it anymore.

Saturday
around 3pm got ready...and i had to seek assistance from 3 ppl just to tie the "Dhoti/Veshti"(indian traditional attire for men) for me..hahah..i've never worn one in my life before and i had to wear one this time b'coz we hav to dress up 100% in traditional attire.
i was kinda worried that the dhoti might fall off..i'm not used to wear something like a towel and walk around too long.u know wat might happen
..so i decided to wear a belt on it...just in case...i'm not giving extra perfromance tonite...one show is enough..;)

and after 1 hour..i'm finally ready..my teacher insisted me that i gel up my hair to the back...she doesnt want to see anything droppin in front of my eyes.
"Prakash...pls gel ur hair to the back..if u dunno how to do i can do it for u"
"errr...no thanks teacher...i think i can manage it myself"...:P
i'm very sensetive abt my hair...i dun like to look like someone i think i'm not...so i tried my best to maintain my hair dropping in front..hehe..but in a very NEAT way..and my teacher was okay with it...thankfully..

so everything was set...and i started walkin only to realize tat it was actually so hard to walk with the dhoti...i was so scared i might trip n fall..my movements was so robot like..and i tot the best way was to lift up the dhoti slightly and walk.but my dad was making a big fuss out of it saying tat it looks very "sakai" like...
"thanks dad"..for the compliments


heh...so around 7.30 pm..the show begun..with an introduction sanskrit song by a very talented singer..we walked in and later played our songs on the stage..
the experince of playing infront so many audience was definetely something i would not be able to forget..hehe..i was really nervous...wat with my dhoti getting all tangled up with my leg...and by the time i could sit on the stage properly(had to adjust the dhoti well so tat things that we should not expose on stage is kept covered...ehem...)...every1 was already carryin up the instrument..i had to signal my tecaher to not start yet...
then we started...i think it went okay..i did make a few mistakes..hehe..due to tension..but of course..my teacher taught us the techniques to cover up...hahha..and i think i did a good "cover up"..no one seemed to realize the mistakes...:P

after the performance we had the graduation ceremony..each one of us were given our certificate. the certificate was very unique.it is made of silk cloth with our names and the relevant details embroided onto it!
something way more better and admirable compared to the one i received from apiit.
and onli then we knew whether we got 1st class or 2nd class.
the were 2 categories...one for Practical exam and the other for Theory.
and we were also awarded with a beautiful souvenir from my teacher..a veena made of glass(see pic)...it was simply amazing...couldnt take my eyes of it...

after tat the principle from india performed..a solo one of course..it was simply superb...

after everything ended...the India teacher called all of us and told us tat she has selected 3 students to come n stay with her in India for 1 month as she would like to give us special lessons and train us to play with the musical students in the music school.
some of us was kinda shock to be given an opportunity like tat...hehe..and was wondering who those 3 are.

and well....guess wat....my name was called out...:P
i couldnt believe it at first...heh...didnt know wat to say or how to react.
my parents didnt mind...b'coz its like one of the rare opportunities tat we could get as she seldom invites students hav special lessons from her...and they know i would like to learn more from her.so they left it to me to decide.


hmmm...so i guess its all up to me now.
1 month doesnt seem like very long rite?...maybe if everything goes well,i might just giv it a try.

heh...after this graduation i tot everything was over...but it seems like a new jouorney has just started...;)